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Sub-Enclosure 2 to Enclosure in No. 33. Local Government Board, 31st December, 1880. Extract. In reply, I am directed to state, for the information of Earl Granville, that the Board, having been in communication on the subject with the Registrar-General, are informed by him that he will have much pleasure in complying with the request contained in the letter of the Italian Minister, and will take care with respect to England and Wales, to which parts of the United Kingdom his functions are limited, that tables are prepared for the use of the Government of Italy, showing in the aggregate the number of persons (at certain ages, and distinguishing males and females) born in Italy, together with the numbers under twenty years of age, and twenty years of age and upwards, at each occupation. Owing, however, to the special regulations distinctly laid down in taking the census of England and Wales—viz., that the facts would be published in general abstracts only, and that strict care would bo taken that the contents of the Householders'1 Schedule would be treated as "confidential"—the Registrar-General regrets that he is unable to furnish the Italian Government with more detailed particulars than those above specified. I have, &c, The Under-Secretary of State, Foreign Office. John Lambert.

No. 34. Copy of a DESPATCH from the Plight Hon. the Earl of Kimberley to Governor the Hon. Sir Arthur Gordon (No. 4.) Sir, — Downing Street, 27th January, 1881. I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your Despatch No. 1, of the 29th November last, reporting your arrival at Wellington, and your assumption of the government of New Zealand on that day I have, &c., Governor the Hon. Sir Arthur Gordon, KIMBEELEY G C.M.G

No. 35. Copt of a DESPATCH from the Right Hon. the Earl of Kimberley to the Officer Administering the Government of New Zealand. (Circular) Sir, — Downing Street, Ist Eebruary, 1881. "With reference to the Earl of Carnarvon's circular despatch of the 9th of August, 1877, and to my circular despatch of the Bth of July last, I have the honor to transmit to you the accompanying copy of a letter from the Board of Trade (24th January, 1881), from which you will perceive that it is considered very desirable that all applicants for pilots' licenses or certificates should be required to pass the test for colour-blindness to which candidates for certificates of competency as master, mate, or engineer in the mercantile marine are subjected. I have, &c, The Officer Administering the Government KIMBEELEY. of New Zealand.

Enclosure in No. 35. The Board of Trade to the Colonial Office. Board of Trade, Marine Department, Whitehall Gardens, S.W., 24th January, 1881. Sir, — Certificates. I am directed by the Board of Trade to acknowledge the receipt 'of your letter of the 2nd ultimo, transmitting a copy of a despatch from the Governor of Lagos inquiring -whether the colour test should he applied to pilots, and in reply to state, for the information of the Earl of Kimberley, that most of the pilotage authorities in this country have adopted, or are about